K. Natwar Singh’s multi-faceted life has been immensely enriched by his gift for friendship and personal relations. The letters in this remarkable volume are a striking testimony of his ability to relate to a variety of distinguished individuals. His correspondents include Indira Gandhi, E.M. Forster, Rajaji, Lord Mountbatten, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, President Nyerere , President Kannda, President Jayewardence, Vijaylakshmi Pandit, M.F. Husain, Zubin Mehta, Hiren Mukherjee, Nadine Gordimer, Morarji Desai and Rajiv Gandhi, among others.
K. Natwar Singh is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister. He was born on 16 May, 1931, and educated at Mayo College, Ajmer; Scindia School, Gwalior; St. Stephen’s College, Delhi; and Corpus Christie College, Cambridge. He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1953 and has served in Beijing, New York, Warsaw, London and Lusaka. He received the Padma Bhushan in 1984. He is married to Heminder Kumari of Patiala, and their son, Jagat Singh, following in the footsteps of his father, has also entered politics.